American burlesque
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American burlesque or burlesque is a genre of variety show derived from elements of Victorian burlesque, music hall, and minstrel shows. Burlesque became popular in the United States in the late 1860s
Advertisement for a burlesque troupe, 1898
Souvenir programme for Ruy Blas and the Blasé Roué
American burlesque on Ben Hur, c. 1900
Mae West performing her burlesque dance in the film I'm No Angel
Striptease
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A striptease is an erotic or exotic dance in which the performer gradually undresses, either partly or completely, in a seductive and sexually suggestive manner. The person who performs a striptease i
American burlesque
…Burlesque became popular in the United States in the late 1860s and slowly evolved to feature ribald comedy and female nudity. By the late 1920s, the striptease element overshadowed the comedy and subjected burlesque to extensive local legislation. Burlesque gradually lost its popularity, beginning in the 1940s…
American burlesque dancer Lola Bel Aire performing a traditional striptease, 2008
Josephine Baker in her "girdle of bananas" outfit, first seen in the Folies Bergère show La Folie du jour in 1926–27
La Fontaine plate, 1896
Mata Hari. The most celebrated segment of her stage act was the progressive shedding of her clothing until she wore just a jeweled bra and some ornaments over her arms and head.